GIFF Earns Second Event of the Year Nod

We’re back for the second year in a row… and yes, we’re trying to win this thing!

Our 2025 Gimli International Film Festival has been nominated for Event of the Year at the Tourism Awards, hosted by our friends at Travel Manitoba. We’re incredibly proud to be here again and grateful to be recognized alongside so many amazing events across the province.

We have many people to thank; it really takes a village to put together a festival of this size. Whether we take the award home or not, this nomination belongs to the people who made the 2025 season what it was:

Executive Director: Teya Zuzek
Operations Manager: Hélène Le Moullec
Head of Programming: David Knipe
Box Office Manager: Maya Sharpe
Volunteer Coordinator: Mia Kirbyson
Communications Coordinator: Dre DeBattista
Special Events and Industry Coordinator: Chelsea Howgate
Sponsorship Coordinator: Claire Venevongsa
Technical Director: Scott Fitzpatrick
Operations Coordinator: Melvin Daligdig
Logistics Coordinator: Ellen Reade
Documentary Programmer: John Debono
Shorts Programmer: Emily Gagne
Projectionists: Jonathan Lee-Wing, Kristiane Church, Sarah Struthers, Sharyn Gutierrez

And our wonderful Board of Directors:
Janis Johnson
Devan Towers
Michelle Aitkenhead
Kendra Towers-Lussier
Norma Bailey
Syndi Prokopich
Lynn Chalmers
Linda McEwan
Terry MacLeod
Lila Goodspeed-Everett
Amanda Leuschen
Rob Rowan
Alicia Johnston
Michael Duboff

Plus our countless volunteers… WOW! You are truly the backbone of GIFF.

Thank you to everyone who continues to show up, believe in this festival, and make it bigger, better, and bolder every year. 💙